Contextual image stabilization

1. An image stabilization system, comprising: a detector configured to detect images; an actuator coupled to the detector; a sensor coupled to the detector and configured to detect motion of the detector; and an electronic processor in communication with the sensor and the actuator, wherein the electronic processor is configured to: (a) receive information about motion of the detector from the sensor; (b) determine components of the motion of the detector, and associate a class with each of the determined components; (c) identify components to be compensated from among the determined components based on the associated classes; and (d) generate a control signal that causes the actuator to adjust a position of at least a portion of the detector to compensate for the identified components.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises at least one of an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the detector comprises a camera.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the motion of the detector comprises at least one of motion along a linear direction and angular motion about an axis.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is configured to adjust the position by at least one of translating and rotating the at least a portion of the detector.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a support structure to which the detector, actuator, sensor, and electronic processor are attached.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the support structure comprises eyeglass frames.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a receiver in communication with the detector and configured to: (a) receive information from the detector, wherein the information is derived from one or more images detected by the detector; and (b) transmit a representation of the received information to a human.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the receiver comprises a visual implant positioned in an eye of the human.

10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising at least one additional sensor coupled to the detector, wherein each sensor is configured to detect linear motion along any of three orthogonal axes or angular motion about any one of the three orthogonal axes, and wherein each sensor detects a different motion of the detector.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system is worn by a human, wherein one of the associated classes comprises involuntary motion of the detector by the human, and wherein another one of the classes comprises voluntary motion of the detector by the human.

12. A method for image stabilization, the method comprising: obtaining image information using a detector; detecting motion of the detector while the image information is obtained; determining components of the motion of the detector and associating a class with each of the determined components; identifying components to be compensated from among the determined components based on the associated classes; and adjusting a position of at least a portion of the detector to compensate for the identified components while the image information is obtained.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein detecting motion of the detector comprises at least one of detecting a linear displacement of the detector along a direction and detecting an angular displacement of the detector about an axis.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein detecting motion of the detector comprises at least one of detecting linear displacements of the detector along at least two orthogonal coordinate directions, and detecting angular displacements of the detector about at least two orthogonal axes.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein one of the classes comprises involuntary motion of the detector by a wearer of the detector, and wherein another one of the classes comprises voluntary motion of the detector by the wearer.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein adjusting the position of at least a portion of the detector to compensate for the identified components comprises directing an actuator coupled to the detector to: (a) linearly displace the detector along a direction opposite to a linear displacement corresponding to at least one of the identified components; or (b) angularly displace the detector about an axis in a direction opposite to an angular displacement about the same axis corresponding to at least one of the identified components; or (c) both (a) and (b).

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining components of the motion of the detector comprises detecting a magnitude of a displacement of the detector relative to a reference position, and identifying components of the motion based upon the magnitude of the displacement, and wherein the method further comprises associating a class with at least some of the determined components based upon the magnitude of the displacement.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining components of the motion of the detector comprises detecting a magnitude of a displacement of the detector relative to a reference position, determining one or more frequencies associated with the displacement of the detector, and identifying components of the motion based upon the one or more frequencies, and wherein the method further comprises associating a class with at least some of the determined components based upon the determined frequencies.

19. The method of claim 12 , further comprising transmitting the image information from the detector to a receiver, wherein the detector is worn by a human, and wherein the receiver is a visual implant positioned in an eye of the human.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising determining a velocity of the detector, and halting transmission of the image information to the receiver when a magnitude of the velocity exceeds a threshold value.